Despite the common goal of environmental protection, federal agencies lately stand divided over the best use of our natural resources – to protect wildlife habitats or to expand water resource development for the future. More and more, these issues are splintering the industry into two camps supportive of either the Clean Water Act or the Endangered Species Act.
- By Danielle Duclos
- October 01, 2007
This article originally appeared in the 10/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.
When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the consolidated cases of Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States in 2006, observers hoped the Court would supply much-needed clarification to the federal Clean Water Act’s (CWA) dominion over wetlands. Instead, the Court could not reach a consensus, and regulation and enforcement of the law has been mired in confusion ever since.
- By Scott D. Deatherage
- August 01, 2007
This article originally appeared in the 08/01/2007 issue of Environmental Protection.